Clothesline



' May 7,1929; H, TATUM 1,712,409

CLOTHESLINE Filed Feb. 11 1927 E Tatum INVENTDR G BY i O ATTORNEY Patented May 7, 1929.

a nane HAMLIN G TATU'M, 0F DOTILAN, ALABAMA;

CLOTHESLINE.

Application filed February 11., 192" This invention relates to clothes lines and has for its object the provision ot a novel clothes line constructed of a plurality of link members connected in series and each termed to provide clamping means for garments and the like whereby they will be. properly suspended for drying purposes.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character in which each link member is formed of a mininnnn number of parts so that the cost of produc tion will be very low.

To the attainment of the above recited ob jects, the improvement resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

in the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a clothes line in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan viewot one of the members constituting the improvement.

Figure 8 is a perspective view thereof.

The clothes line may be of any length and embodies a chain of interlinked elements, constructed of wire, treated to be rust proof, the wire also having a natural resiliency.

Each of the link elements constituting the line includes a. length of Wire bent near its center to provide. an eye 1 and two parallel strands 2%" that extend from said eye. The strands are bent as at 2 to form anacute an; ale and from theloend 2 the strands are spaced apart to provide a pair of portions 3 and 4 which are parallel for a distance from the bend 2 but which cross each other at different points throughout the remainder of the length thereof. The portion 4 terminates in an inwardly directed hook 5 and the portion 3 extends beyond the hook 5 and is bent upon itself to provide an eye 6. The end 01: the portion 3 after being formed into the eye 6 is directed inwardly and is coiled as at '7 around both of the portions, one of the convolutions of the coil being in contact with the free end of the hook 5.

Serial No. 167,492.

I also provide a second length or wire 8 which is located between the portions 8 and 4: of the strands 52 at the opposite sides of the points of crossing of the latter, one end of the second len h or? wire being extended at an angle as at 9 to provide what may be termed a j aw that terminates in a hooked end 10 to receive the eye 1 the other end of said length being held in the coiled end 7 as best shown in Figure 1. The bond 2 of one link element is engaged tln'ough and within the eye 6 ot the adjacent link element of the line, and it will be apparent that when the corner oi a cloth article to be suspended on the line passed between the aw 9, of the strand 8 and the pertions 3 and t oi the strands 2, and the said cloth article is forced in the direction of the eye. 6, the jaw 9 and portions 3 and i will compress the cloth article and hold it associated with the element. A pull upon the cloth in a. reverse direction will permit of the same be ing readily separated from the gripping p01 tions of the line.

Havingdescribed the invention, I claim A clothesline composed of a plurality of interlinked elements, each comprising a length oi wire bent near its center to form an eye and two parallel strands extending from the eye said strands being bent near said eye to form an acute angle, saic strands crossing each other at points spaced :lfroln said a. gle and from each other, the end, oi one strand being bent to term a. hook, and the other extending beyond the hook and being bent to term a1 eye and hushed into a coil arom'id the two strands adjacent said hook a second length of wire connected at one end with said first named eye and extending between said strands on opposite sides of the 51055 ens oi the strands and having); is other end held in said coil. I

In testimony whereof I ailirr my signature.

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